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Cost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… of Labor (DOL) determines who qualifies for benefits and individual employers fund their own programs. Review … to comment and specify the circumstances that resulted in unemployment. Managers should review these notices … and the former employee's immediate supervisor. Start with a Comprehensive Written Policy A written personnel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… announced that Renee Kanas, 64, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, was sentenced in Albany County Supreme Court today … of Tamarac Road Patrol and Broward County Sherriff’s in Florida. After being brought to Albany County, New York to … of Tamarac Road Patrol and Broward County Sheriff’s in Florida for their assistance. The Comptroller’s investigation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… department treasurer, has pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree as a crime of Public Corruption, a class … the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Munson, 64, appeared in Westchester County Court Wednesday before Judge Michael … Martinelli. At the time of his plea, he also paid $124,383 in restitution, added to the $25,000 he paid upon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireOpinion 88-12
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12DiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… the Environmental Facilities Corporation and the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. In 2023, during the state … and I'm eager to see this work begin immediately. The bipartisan commitment state, federal, and municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… To determine if the State Education Department (SED) is effectively overseeing preschool special education in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations to promote timely access to services for children across New York State. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… To determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth … Jobs Program (Program), established in Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2010, provides refundable tax credits to firms in targeted … Determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programOpinion 94-17
… -- Recycling Services (imposition and collection of fees for) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Tax Levy (inclusion of delinquent solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, 120-cc; MUNICIPAL HOME … the amount of unpaid fees imposed upon property owners for recycling services provided by the city under a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 2342
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the procedures for reporting Line Number changes and to explain how chart … in PayServ using the following procedures since there is no automatic mass realignment process in PayServ. Access … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the procedures for reporting Line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2342-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2025-2026DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Young workers in New York City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher than … and is currently just over its 2019 level. In 2023, 37.7% of young workers citywide worked in lower wage industries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateOpinion 89-33
… opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE … compensation of appointive village officers and employees for services may be paid without prior audit by the board of … such prior audit. You ask whether budgeted compensation for appointive village officers and employees may be paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationOpinion 88-47
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- … have raised the question because of the conclusion reached in 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 162. 10 Opns St Comp, 1954, p 162 … of limitation provisions analogous to those previously in the Civil Practice Act. Subsequent to the issuance of that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 88-70
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (fluoridation of water) GENERAL CITY LAW, §20(2), (7); GENERAL MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and … DiNapoli said. "My auditors found the state Department of Taxation and Finance's oversight over the program can be … held by the deposit initiator, who must remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits to the state on a quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billOpinion 92-44
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe benefits pursuant to … Whether pursuant to General Municipal Law 207m the chief of police of a city who is the permanent fulltime head of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44Opinion 92-35
… AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) RECEIVER OF TAXES … ASSESSMENTS -- Powers and Duties (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) REAL PROPERTY TAX … taxes with respect to county-owned real property liable for taxes ( cf . RPTL, §406, with respect to the taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35Opinion 92-31
… LAW, §4-412(1): A village, by local law, may provide for the publication and distribution of a newsletter for its … reports, bulletins or other information relating to the official acts and meetings of the officers, employees, … activity or pursuant to express statutory authority, it is not a proper municipal purpose to raise revenues by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-31Opinion 93-21
… for sale of) REFERENDUM -- Mandatory (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) -- Permissive (need for to sell fire truck in fire district) PERSONAL PROPERTY -- … price or maximum financial benefits, it may resolve to sell by negotiated sale subject to applicable referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-21Opinion 97-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Unless otherwise provided by special act, the members of a volunteer fire department may determine to use foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20